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Lyrics

The sea is humble and resigned, the wind disturbs its calm,
a mother bears and rears her child, a stranger will embrace it.

The sea waves pound upon the sand,
I love you, what am I to do?

The sea’s my mother, I have none other, the wave’s my dearest sister,
my sweetheart is the little fish that play around the shore.

Come, if I see you I’ll be well,
or else I’ll sicken and I’ll die.

The faithful seaman never fears the sea he knows and loves,
it is his mattress and his quilt, he falls asleep content.

I never weary of you, sea,
no matter how ill-used I am.

I walk alone the sea-waves, they don’t give way beneath me,
I’m not afraid of anyone, for I’m in love with you.

The sea is pounded by the wave
I love you, isn’t it a shame?
The sea does pound upon the sand,
I love you, what am I to do?

Translated by John Leatham

Original Lyrics

Δίστιχα της θάλασσας

Η θάλασσα είναι ταπεινή, αέρας την ταράζει
η μάνα κάνει το παιδί κι ο ξένος τ’ αγκαλιάζει.

Θάλασσα βαρεί, θάλασσα βαρεί την άμμο
σ’ αγαπώ, σ’ αγαπώ μα τι να κάμω.

Η θάλασσα ’ναι μάνα μου, το κύμα ’ν’ αδερφή μου
και τα ψαράκια του γιαλού η αγαπητική μου.

Έλα να σε δω να γιάνω
να μην πέσω και πεθάνω.

Ο ναυτικός τη θάλασσα ποτέ δεν τη φοβάται
γιατί την έχει πάπλωμα και στρώμα και κοιμάται.

Θάλασσα δε σε βαριούμαι
όσο και να τυραννιούμαι.

Τση θάλασσας τα κύματα πατώ και δε βουλιούνε
σα θέλω ’γώ να σ’ αγαπώ κανένα δε φοβούμαι.

Θάλασσα βαρεί το κύμα
σ’ αγαπώ δεν είναι κρίμα.
Θάλασσα βαρεί την άμμο
σ’ αγαπώ μα τι να κάμω.

Information

  • Region: Dodecanese
  • Categories: Sea and Sailors Song
  • Rhythm: 7 beats
  • Duration: 04:49

Collaborators

  • Singer: Domna Samiou
  • Violin: Nikos Oikonomidis
  • Constantinopolitan lute: Socrates Sinopoulos
  • Lute: Kostas Philippidis

Albums

  • Songs of Dame Sea

Recording information

Studio recording, 2001.


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